The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.

The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.

Neither man or nation can exist without a sublime idea.

If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

There is nothing easier than lopping off heads and nothing harder than developing ideas.

It's in the homes of spiteful old widows that one finds such cleanliness.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.